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4. IN A MACHINE FOR PEELING CITRUS FRUIT, A SUPPORT STRUCTURE, A PLURALITY OF CUTTER ARMS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID STRUCTURE, A CUTTER-ACTUATING ROD SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAID STRUCTURE, CAM MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID ROD AND SAID CUTTER ARMS FOR PIVOTING SAID ARMS AS SAID ROD IS ACTUATED, A LIFTER RING MOUNTED IN SAID STRUCTURE, MEANS MOUNTING SAID RING FOR RECIPROCATING MOVEMENT, LIFTER ARMS SECURED TO SAID LIFTER RING, A SHAFT SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE, A STRIPPER HEAD MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT, A CONTROL ROD MOUNTED FOR ANGULAR MOVEMENT ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS IN SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE, A LEVER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CONTROL ROD TO BE PIVOTED AS SAID CONTROL ROD IS ANGULARLY OSCILLATED ABOUT ITS AXIS, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID LEVER TO SAID 